Born: 1892, Idle
Died: 31 December 1917
Buried: Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery
Address: 3 Highdale Terrace, Idle
Parents: James and Mary
Spouse:
Siblings: Tom, Elizabeth, Emma, Ann, Sarah, Alice
Occupation: Crabber
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: AB
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Holy Trinity, Idle; Upper Chapel, Idle
Children:
Regiment: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
John Stead
John Stead was born around 1892 in Idle, the second son among five
daughters of James and Mary Stead.
James was absent when the 1901 census was taken and dead by the time
of the 1911 census when Mary and seven of her children were living at 3
Highdale Road, Idle. John was 19 years old and described as a crabber.
We know very little of John’s military career in the RNVR. On 11 January
1918, the Shipley Times & Express gave a very brief account of his death:
John Stead of Royal Naval Division, son of Mrs Stead of Highdale
Terrace, Idle, has been killed in action.
